HC Deb 26 April 1988 vol 132 c98W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many institutions of higher and further education have drawn up codes of conduct since the enactment of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986; and if he will make a statement;

(2) if he is satisfied that section 43(1) of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 is being properly adhered to; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

The provisions of section 43 of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 came into effect on 1 September 1987. Institutions were required to have issued by that date the codes of practice specified by the section; but they were not required to inform the Department that they had done so. The Government plan to evaluate the working of the section in its first year.